--refs=<pattern>::
Only use refs whose names match a given shell pattern. The pattern
- can be one of branch name, tag name or fully qualified ref name.
+ can be one of branch name, tag name or fully qualified ref name. If
+ given multiple times, use refs whose names match any of the given shell
+ patterns. Use `--no-refs` to clear any previous ref patterns given.
+
+--exclude=<pattern>::
+ Do not use any ref whose name matches a given shell pattern. The
+ pattern can be one of branch name, tag name or fully qualified ref
+ name. If given multiple times, a ref will be excluded when it matches
+ any of the given patterns. When used together with --refs, a ref will
+ be used as a match only when it matches at least one --refs pattern and
+ does not match any --exclude patterns. Use `--no-exclude` to clear the
+ list of exclude patterns.
--all::
List all commits reachable from all refs